The Boston Globe

Amy Tan reflects on her new nonfiction book. ‘Birds were fun ... fiction writing is torment.’

The ‘Joy Luck Club’ author talks about her obsession with birds in her backyard and what it means to write a book that isn’t about Chinese culture. For Chinese Americans of a certain generation, Amy ...
Wall Street Journal

‘The Backyard Bird Chronicles’ Review: A Hobby Takes Flight

Amy Tan, the author of “The Joy Luck Club,” “The Bonesetter’s Daughter” and other popular novels, often writes her fiction from a table overlooking the patio of her Sausalito, Calif., home. The ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

‘A sense of calm’: Amy Tan’s writing and illustrations soar in new book about birds

In an interview, Tan describes what she hopes people will learn from her book. The celebrated author of “The Joy Luck Club” and more than a dozen other works will discuss “The Backyard Bird Chronicles ...
Port Clinton News Herald

'Is that too big'? Amy Tan hopes her unintentional new book will help people love birds

OAK HARBOR ― Author Amy Tan arrives as a keynote speaker for the Black Swamp Bird Observatory’s Biggest Week in American Birding astonished that her latest book, "The Backyard Bird Chronicles," is ...